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lithophagous

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  1. 1. a. Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Eating or destroying stone; -- applied to various animals which make burrows in stone, as many bivalve mollusks, certain sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. See Lithodomus. Source: opted
  3. 3. (a) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich. (b) Eating or destroying stone; -- applied to various animals which make burrows in stone, as many bivalve mollusks, certain sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. See Lithodomus. Source: webster
  4. 4. a. Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich. a. Eating or destroying stone; -- applied to various animals which make burrows in stone, as many bivalve mollusks, certain sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. See Lithodomus. Source: ecdict

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